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29 octobre 2011

Sandy Islands

Yesterday, the school closed at midday to avoid taking any risks linked to demonstrations, road-blocking, car-burning or stone-throwing, which seem to have become rather fashionable local pastimes. Faced with a long week-end, as Tuesday – 1st of November,...

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Tags: white, beautiful, coral, diving, fish, beach, blue, boat, oxygen, sand, sea

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23 octobre 2011

Raving about Diving

Raving about Diving

An interesting morning spent diving in the lagoon today! Called a baptême de plongée, it’s an initiation to diving where everything is done for you, the idea is really to see if you like it and if you’re capable of not panicking underwater. Hippocampe...

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Tags: water, colour, barrier, beautiful, certificate, coral, diploma, diving, fish, hippocampe, mask, passe en s, peace, plongée, reef

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22 octobre 2011

Sans Queue Ni Tête

Sans Queue Ni Tête

A rather eventful morning today, because as it’s been fairly calm for the last 24 hours, I wanted to see if the supermarkets had reopened. Unprepared as always, I saw a great long queue in front of the local Sodifram and decided to join the fray. Again,...

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Tags: rice, strike, supermarket, pasta, quiet, security, shop, sodifram, toilet paper, watermelon

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20 octobre 2011

Opting out

Mad at CRS riot police. This morning, while setting off for school, a colleague rang to say that he'd heard that there weren't any lessons today. Once there, some said that lessons should continue as normal - public service - whereas others said that...

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Tags: mzungu, school, strike, supermarket, death, demonstrator, injury, lesson, opt out, ransack, riot, white

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18 octobre 2011

The Gold Rush

Things have been a little complicated recently. First, the strikes started because of the cost of living here. For example : 4.20€ for a 1kg packet of rice, 2.83€ for three large potatoes and 3.50€ for a packet of butter. "Essential" products here are...

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Tags: mayotte, food, mzungu, pupils, butter, chicken wings, cost, dustbin, gas, hunger, living, mabawas, rice, strike, supermarket

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